Wilfried Jochens is a German
tenor. A graduate of Hamburg University and the State College for Music and Fine Arts, studying under
Johannes Hoefflin
Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...
, he has been a concert vocalist since 1972. He is particularly noted for his performances as the
Evangelist in Bach's ''
Passions''. He has performed many of the
Bach cantatas, and the principal oratorios of
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque music, Baroque composer well known for his opera#Baroque era, operas, oratorios, anthems, concerto grosso, concerti grossi, ...
,
Monteverdi,
Haydn,
Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...
and
Felix Mendelssohn
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sy ...
. He is a member of the vocale ensemble
Cantus Cölln. Since 1982 he has taught voice at the Hamburg College of Music.
Among his pupils has been
Knut Schoch
Knut Schoch is a German tenor in opera and concert as a specialist in the field of historically informed performance, and an academic voice teacher.
Career
Knut Schoch studied voice in Hamburg with Wilfried Jochens and Alan Speer. In 1999, he ...
.
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German tenors
Living people
1946 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
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